Loya Shaak Utsav

Saturday, 11 Feb 2017

Come and join us as we celebrate the all auspicious occassion of Loya Shaak Utsav.

When: Saturday 11th Feb

Time: 6pm

Location: Gents and Ladies Mandir Hall

Mahaprasad will be served after the shaak utsav. This is a great chance for kids of all ages to get involved in the making of the thaal offered to Lord Swaminarayan.

This years Utsav will also be graced by divine saints from Bhuj.

Loya Shaak Utsav

Shreeji Maharaj first did a Saak utsav in the Village of Loya, in the month of Magshar/Posh 1877. There were no other festivals during this month so Sura Khachar requested Maharaj to introduce an utsav all devotees could celebrate together, as he said this, a devotee arrived at the sabha and offered Maharaj lots of fresh aubergines, Maharaj was so overwhelmed by the sight of all the sumptuous looking aubergines that he announced to Sura Khachar that they will celebrate a Saak utsav.

All the devotees were thrilled to hear this, Maharaj requested Sura Khachar to invite all devotees from nearby villages and to prepare the cooking utensils, Sura Khachar said he would do so and also arrange for the cooks, but Maharaj stopped him and said there will be no need for that as he will be doing all the cooking on his own from beginning to end.

This astounded the devotees and they all started to wonder how Maharaj would manage to cook for hundreds of people on his own.

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